On Tuesday September 23rd, 2008 the 'First Annual Hitchcock Look-a-Like Contest' took place on stage at the Cort Theatre, home of 'The 39 Steps'. The event was part of the month long celebration of Hitchcock Month.
LIZZ WINSTEAD, founding member of Air America Radio and Co-Creator of Comedy Central's The Daily Show will be a featured guest for HSKFF on Sept. 27, as will JAMIE KILSTEIN as seen on BBC and Comedy Central. Also appearing will be WILLIE GEIST, co-host of MSNBC's Morning Joe and a regular commentator on MSNBC's 'Tucker.' He is also a contributor to Countdown with Keith Olbermann and to NBC's Weekend Today.
The Broadway company of CHICAGO has launched 'Talkback Tuesdays,' a new monthly series offering a post-show discussion and audience Q&A session with members of the Broadway company of the record-breaking hit musical. Designed to provide theatergoers with an exclusive, behind-the-scenes glimpse into the world of CHICAGO, the 'Talkback Tuesdays' series began Tuesday, September 23, 2008, with a post-show conversation with Tony Award-winning director Walter Bobbie.
A Brush With Georgia O'Keeffe, the acclaimed new play written by and starring Natalie Mosco as Georgia O'Keeffe, will play its final two performances this weekend with Saturday and Sunday matinees, September 27/28 at 2:00 PM at St. Luke's Theatre. The play, which opened on June 21, will have played 44 performances. Ms. Mosco is presently looking for a new home for the play. In the meantime, on November 1, Natalie Mosco and cast will present a special performance of A Brush With Georgia O'Keeffe at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC in conjunction with the exhibit 'Georgia O'Keeffe and Ansel Adams: Natural Affinities,' which will feature 42 of O'Keeffe's paintings. The exhibition, the first to pair these artists, runs from September 26, 2008 through January 4, 2009. Directed by Broadway veteran Robert Kalfin with Scenic Design by Kevin Judge, Costume Design by Gail Cooper Hecht, Lighting Design by Paul Hudson, Projections Design by Marilys Ernst and Original Composition and Sound Design by Margaret Pine also features Virginia Roncetti and David Lloyd Walters in multiple roles. Mosco's play follows the remarkable life of the celebrated American painter Georgia O'Keeffe. O'Keeffe, who was once torn between a career as an artist or musician, seemed to strike a balance between the two by infusing her painting with what she termed 'visual music'. As Alfred Stieglitz's model, muse and lover, she became the widely known subject for a long series of photographs that were part of his artistic legacy. But it was only after Stieglitz's death that O'Keeffe was finally free immerse herself in nature once again, the source that had truly defined her paintings and offered her 98 year old life its greatest meaning. Natalie Mosco has been a performer, writer, choreographer, director and teacher on three continents. She played leading roles on Broadway (The Magic Show), in London (Grand Hotel) and was a member of the original Broadway production of HAIR. She recently appeared in the Paper Mill Playhouse's acclaimed revival of Follies. As a performer living in Australia, she became a well-known personality on television as well as on stage and is a founding member of Shakespeare Globe (Sydney) where she played Cleopatra in Antony & Cleopatra. Her own artwork has been exhibited at MOMA and the Metropolitan Museum of Art and has just completed her Doctorate for the University of Western Sydney. A Brush with Georgia O'Keeffe at St. Luke's Theatre (308 W 46th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues) plays its final two performances this Saturday and Sunday, September 27/28, matinees only at 2:00 PM. Tickets are $56.50 and $31.50. Student tickets are $26.50. To order tickets call Telecharge at (212) 239-6200 or telecharge.com.
Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words continued its sit-down, open-ended run on Monday, September 22, at the Triad Theater, 158 West 72 Street, with special guest Paul Rudd.
Tony Award-winning actor and Broadway star Ben Vereen is partnering with sanofi-aventis, a world leader in diabetes care, to launch Take the Stage for Diabetes Awareness, a national awareness campaign designed to educate people living with diabetes about their condition. Since he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2007, Mr. Vereen has worked hard to manage his condition and is now urging others living with diabetes to work with their healthcare providers to find the best overall treatment plan for them.
Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club, named for the legendary gay activist Jim Owles, will present awards to nightlife activists and Broadway stars at their 'Salute To Nightlife' on Sunday, October 5th at 9pm at Chelsea's Elmo's Restaurant, 156 7th Ave.
Spamalot actor Michael O'Donnell has co-written and directed MOVING MIKE, a film that will make its debut at the 10th annual Williamstown Film Festival on Thursday October 18 at Noon. He co-wrote the script with Chris Rempfer.
LEA DELARIA - the acclaimed singer, actress, comedian and author who is currently guest starring on ABC-TV's 'One Life To Live' - will celebrate hernew CD, The Live Smoke Sessions, with two nights at the Manhattan jazz club Smoke (2751 Broadway, between 105th and 106th Streets) on Monday, September29 and Monday, October 6 at 8:00 PM and 9:30 PM. Please call (212) 864-6662or visit www.smokejazz.com for tickets.
As the Public Theater's hit summer revival of HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical prepares for a 2009 Broadway transfer, its cast members are keeping the spirit of peace and love alive with two free events this fall.
Epic Theater Ensemble, in partnership with John Jay College of Criminal Justice, will host a one-night only special event to benefit Epic's innovative, civic-minded in-school and after-school education programs. Some of today's top writers and performers will honor a large group of First Time Voters with an evening of satirical, scandalous, and inspiring short plays, songs, sketches, and toasts
This Friday, September 19 at 12:30 AM (Saturday morning), the Thirteen premiere of THEATER TALK's two-part interview at the piano with legendary composer CHARLES STROUSE
Platform Theatre Group (Greg Tully, Producer) will present the New York revival of Lee Blessing's Two Rooms, directed by Peter Flynn, for a limited Off-Broadway engagement at the Lion Theatre at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street), beginning October 2nd. Opening Night is set for Tuesday, October 7th (7 PM).
This week, Charles Strouse's year-long 80th birthday celebration continues in the United Kingdom. Following tributes at venues ranging from New York's Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Paley Center for Media, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center, Chicago's Theatre Building and Washington DC's The Library of Congress and The Kennedy Center, Strouse will cross the Atlantic where he will celebrate his 80th birthday, his 50 years of composing for the theatre, film and television and the release of his new book, Put On a Happy Face - A Broadway Memoir.
August: Osage County, which recently celebrated it's 300th performance on August 14, 2008 is adding a new star to the mix for 5 days only. The New York Times reports that 2 time Tony-winner (Shenandoah and On the Twentieth Century), John Cullum will step in to play the role of Beverly Weston from September 16 to September 21 while Michael McGwire is on vacation.
Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words continues its sit-down, open-ended run tonight, Monday, September 15, at the Triad Theater, 158 West 72 Street, at 7:30pm. (Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words will play a Monday night only schedule with performances at 7:30pm.)
By popular demand A Brush With Georgia O'Keeffe, a new play by Natalie Mosco, has added 2 additional performances on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 AND SEPTEMBER 26 AT 8:00 PM at St. Luke's Theatre. Natalie Mosco continues her starring role as famed painter Georgia O'Keeffe.
The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester launches its first full season on Saturday, September 20th, with a bona fide Broadway Baby, Tony Award-winner Betty Buckley in concert with her quartet. Headed by long-time collaborator, renowned jazz pianist Kenny Werner, they will be joined by Tony Marino on bass, Billy Drewes on reeds, and drummer Anthony Pinciotti in a program featuring selections from Ms. Buckley's two recent CD releases, as well as songs she is known for from the Great White Way. The Hanover's 2008-2009 calendar will feature touring productions of Movin' Out, Cats, Annie, and Chicago, as well as an eclectic mix of music, comedy, dance, and special attractions for the whole family.
13, A New Musical, the only show to have an all teenage cast & band and to offer $13 tickets, hosted the first ever open dress rehearsal for teenagers only on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 8pm. 1,100 lucky teen fans (and their adult chaperones), lined up at The Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre to take in an exciting night of singing, dancing and of course, teenage drama! BroadwayWorld.com's cameras were there to capture every 'omg' moment!
13, A New Musical makes the dean's list again. The only show to have an all teenage cast & band and to offer $13 tickets, will now host the first ever open dress rehearsal for
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